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Segment
One. Ronnie
from Missouri sent
us a comment about
some very large
Pineapple Swordtails
that he once saw in
a local pet store.
Click
here for more
about Swordtails.

Amanda asks about
compatible fish for
her Female Guppies?
Click
here for more
about compatible
tank mates for Fancy
Guppies.

Ruben says he loves
listening to Pet
Fish Talk Shows and
asks about keeping
New World Cichlids,
such as Blue Acara,
in his 55-gallon
aquarium? Click
here for more
about New World
Cichlids.

Glen asks when
should he start feeding his baby
Convict Cichlids?
Click
here for more
about breeding
Convict Cichlids and
feeding the babies.

Alex S. asks about
keeping a Betta, 5
Pearl Danios,
a Plecostomus, and one
Goldfish in
a 10-gallon
aquarium?

Ronnie from Missouri
calls, and we talk
more about the Betta
Fish that he breeds.
Ronnie explains that
Half-Moon Bettas are
very difficult to
breed, which he
learned from a Betta
Breeder in Thailand,
who sold Bettas to
Ronnie and
eventually began to
tell Ronnie some of
his Betta Fish
secrets. Ronnie
explains why he
thinks Plaket Bettas
are ideal for many
hobbyists.

Ronnie
emailed us
this picture
of a female Royal
Blue Plaket
Betta. Click
here to
see a list
with more
Betta Fish on
Ronnie's Web
Site.

Segment
Two. We
continue talking
with Ronnie about
Plaket Betta Fish,
and why they are
very hardy, but
Half-Moon Bettas are
very
delicate. Ronnie
compares the
coloration and
behaviors of Plaket
Bettas and ordinary
Bettas. Ronnie
also mentions that
one of his older
male Bettas makes
clicking sounds like
Rebekah's male Betta
makes.

Paul F. sent us an
email, that says he
likes Pet Fish Talk.
He has a large
aquarium with an
under gravel filter,
that he turned off!
Now he wants to know
if he should remove
it? Click
here for more
information about
how to remove an
under gravel filter.

Aaron from Ohio calls again,
and we continue to
talk about fish for
his 50-gallon
aquarium with 4
Platies, 7 Serpae
Tetras, 2 Yoyo
Loaches, 2 Kuhli
Loaches, one Bristle
Nose Pleco, and a
few Black Mollies,
that Aaron hopes
will eat the Hair
Algae growing on his
Java Ferns. We
discus adding
Hatchet Fish. Nevin
suggests Silver Tip
Tetras. Tom suggests
Corydoras Catfish,
but Aaron says Cory
Cats are kind of
expensive for his
budget. Tom mentions
Barbs, and Nevin
mentions Danios. Tom
says Giant Danios
would be a good
choice. Aaron asks
about Rosy Barbs.
Click
here to buy all
of these fish.

Segment
Three. Back
to Paul's email,
which says he get
lots of bubbles on
the surface of his
aquarium, which Tom
says is caused by
the waste from the
under gravel filter.
Click
here for more
about gravel
washing. Click
here for
information about
keeping live plants
in an aquarium with
1/4" of gravel.

J,K. has a 12" Oscar
alone in a 30-gallon
aquarium that sits
on the bottom of the
aquarium. Tom and
Nevin agree that
this Oscar needs a
much bigger aquarium
and should be given
the Recommended
Treatment. Click
here for more
about the
Recommended
Treatment.

We also get a
question about a 12"
to 15" Pacu in a
29-gallon aquarium!
Tom preaches about
giving fish the
proper home !!

Gineen has a
goldfish that has a
missing gill cover,
and she wonders if
the gill cover will
grow back?

Mike from California
says he called last
week about buying a
Mystery Snail, which
he did and he likes
his new snail a lot. Now Mike
wonders about BIO-Spira.
Click
here for more
information about
BIO-Spira.

Jim from West
Virginia calls and
we talk with him
about his 20-gallon long
aquarium with an
Eclipse Hood. His
aquarium contains 4
Zebra Danios, 7 Neon
Tetras, 2 Cardinal
Tetras, 4 White
Clouds, 4 Corydoras
Catfish, 3 or 4
Fancy Guppies, 3
Mystery Snails, and
two Dwarf Gouramis.
We talk about the
compatibility of
these fish.

Segment
Four. Tom
continues to discuss
the compatibility of
Jim's fish and
recommends
increasing the
number of each type
of fish to at least
6.

Dennis from Spokane,
Washington, calls
and says he had a
good but wet week.
He also says that he
got 3 male and 5
female Mollies,
including some
pregnant females
that have already
released lots of
baby Mollies, but
most of those babies
were eaten by his
White Clouds !! Tom
talks about seeing
Mollies in the
Salton Sea. Jim also
asks about keeping
plants in his new
aquariums with only
1/4" of gravel.
Click
here for more
about how to do
that.

Justin from New York
says he recently got
a Male Betta fish
that is not eating.

Evan from Colorado
calls and says he
got the Mystery
Snail that we talked
with him about last
week. Evan says his
new snail is
nocturnal. We also
talk about the
lighting in Evan's
aquarium, including
the aluminum foil he
has wrapped around
the fluorescent
bulb. Tom gives Evan
the usual warning
about being careful
with inventions and
being sure they are
safe. Tom reminisces
about talking on
phone long ago with
the inventor of
Silicone Sealant.
Finally we talk with
Evan about putting
Aquarium Salt in an
aquarium with live
plants.

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